Associate Professor Sandra van der Laan co-authors an opinion piece about the James Hardie fund for compensating asbestos victims and the confirmation that it could run short of money as soon as 2017. Read more

We now have our long-overdue cost-benefit analysis for the NBN. The current government and many in the business community have long asked how an infrastructure project such as the NBN could possibly have been launched without a thorough cost-benefit analysis - common sense, really. Read more

Despite some initial teething problems, Sydney's new Opal Card holds the promise of services that are less congested, suffer fewer disruptions and better fit the lifestyle needs of the city's travellers.
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Financial planners are under scrutiny as never before and there is a consensus building that there should be a clear distinction between information, sales and advice about financial products. Read more

With over 34,000 outlets in 118 countries, the opening of a new McDonald's restaurant is no longer an event of any real significance beyond reinforcing the power of the franchise business model - unless that restaurant is the first to open in Vietnam. Read more

Dr Antony Ting authors an opinion piece published in the Conversation on Treasurer Joe Hockey's planned improvements to Australia's tax system to address international tax avoidance by multinational enterprises. Read more

In an opinion piece, Associate Professor Rae Cooper discusses that while community attitudes and workplace policies around flexible work arrangements to accommodate family commitments have slowly started to change, there is more work to be done. Read more

Dr Christopher Wright wrote an op-ed piece for The Conversation, along with co-author Daniel Nyberg, Professor of Sustainability at the University of Nottingham, on their research into the nature of current political myths in relation to climate change. Read more

A plan to remove registration and petrol taxes and replace them with road user charges was backed by Australian motoring groups, arguing that it would be a fairer system and make travelling more efficient. Read more

Juliette Overland outlines the David Jones share trading matter that has caused much controversy recently and the significant attention on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's decision not to take action against two directors in an opinion piece she authored. Read more

Dr Hans Hendrischke from the Business School and China Studies Centre and Wei Li from the Business School wrote an op-ed published in the Conversation about financial support for SPC Ardmona and the role of Chinese imports in the Australian market. Read more

Associate Professor Teresa Davis describes an encounter she has on a train with a parent who placates her small child with an iPhone game. It draws her into thinking about mobile apps and games, which are today almost unregulated forms of social marketing. Read more